STOCKTON – A 50-year-old woman was discovered injured in an east Stockton homeless camp this morning, telling authorities she was run over by a vehicle that left the scene about three blocks away.

The woman suffered a broken wrist as well as cuts and bruises consistent with an accident or a fall and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, according to California Highway Patrol officers who responded to the 100 block of North Cardinal Avenue around 10:30 a.m.

She said she was hit by “a big black Blazer thing, backing up down the road” in the vicinity of Walker Lane and Dana Avenue, according to CHP Officer Kris Glenn. She managed to walk the three blocks to the homeless camp along the southwest bank of the Stockton Diverting Canal, where an unknown witness reported seeing her down on the ground for awhile.

Initially, the CHP – which has jurisdiction over vehicle incidents in unincorporated San Joaquin County – had not turned up any witnesses to the accident. The victim may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time, making it difficult for the CHP to determine what really happened, Glenn said.